The dramatic arrest of one of Nottinghamshire's most prolific wanted men will feature on national television.
Klayton Smith was wanted by police and was most recently being sought for a "string of violent offences involving weapons".
The 28-year-old, of Ruddington Lane in Nottingham, had failed to appear at a court hearing as officers tried to find him but he had seemingly gone to ground.
In Wednesday's (May 5) Police Interceptors episode on Channel 5, firearms officers are called to a report of people with knives and swords on a street in the Clifton area, but when they arrive there's no sign of an incident.
A grey Ford C-max car came around the corner and the two occupants were ordered to come out of the car.
Officers searched the car and found two blades, a knife and a machete. The occupants were arrested and claimed that the weapons were a defence against Klayton Smith who had been threatening them.
After reaching a couple of dead ends, the crew received a call from the owner of a local pub.
She had called 999 at around 4.30pm on October 20 to say a man had walked in 'trying to pick a fight.'
She stated his name was Klayton.
Officers headed to the scene in Hartness Road, Clifton and spotted Smith leaving the pub.
The force approached with their Tasers drawn and Smith eventually complied whilst keeping a hand free for his cigarette.
Smith pleaded to guilty to 15 offences which included assault by beating, common assault, criminal damage, threatening behaviour, possession of cocaine, possession of cannabis, failing to stop, failing to provide a specimen along with other driving offences at Nottingham Magistrates' Court and was sentenced to five months in prison on March 1 2021.
Detective Sergeant Andy Buxton who was involved in the investigation, said: "Smith was a prolific violent offender who had deliberately been trying to escape the court process and hide from police as we tried to bring him to justice.
"He had been circulated to the media as wanted and we had received various pieces of intelligence on him, but each time the trail went cold.
"The arrest captured on Police Interceptors shows how skilled our operational support teams are in tracking down and arresting potentially dangerous people. We're also really grateful to the public for their support and to all the people who provided us with information.
"It gave the teams great satisfaction to bring Smith to justice and proves that in the end, the law will always win out."
Also on the programme, a pack of motorcyclists fall foul of the police stinger after attempting to wreak havoc through a town and entry teams smash their way into a flat containing drugs.
And knife-crime officers sneak up on a drug deal taking place in broad daylight and arrest a suspected dealer with cash in his hands and heroin in his pockets.
You can watch the show every Wednesday at 8pm on Channel 5.
